25 things

i keep on reading these in emails and on facebook and even in some of the blogs i follow. since i love to read them when everyone else writes them, here's 25 random things you may or may not know about me.

1. i knew i was going to marry my husband when i was 16. i had a dream and God pretty much told me to save a little spot for him in my heart. and that i'd have to wait. (what he didn't tell me is that i'd be waiting for 5 years. it was worth it.)

2. i love fried food. you could fry just about anything and i'd eat it.

3. my favorite thing in the entire world (besides God and my handsome husband) is laughter. and i love music almost as much as i love laughter. almost.

4. one of the things i like most about being a mother is teaching my children. elias is so fascinated by how things work and where things come from, where they're going and why they are the way they are. it's a joy to see kids learn.

5. i usually think i'm right. i'd say always, but since i've been married, i've learned a lot about learning from others. and listening first...BEFORE i open my big mouth.

6. i wish i looked older. i think i always have. i'm going to be 27 this summer, and i feel like a kid still. even with four years of marriage under my belt and two children. i am sure in 10 years i will be glad i look young.

7. if i could pick up everyone i love, i'd live in the caribbean somewhere in a hut on the beach. and i'd be barefoot (no, not pregnant) every day.

8. i was a fashion merchandising major in college. i still love fashion, but not the way i used to.

9. i wish i had more time to read...see friends and family...rest...cook...shop :)

10. my favorite color is puke green. and more recently, cobalt blue.

11. i really want to go to italy. mostly so i can eat canoli after canoli after canoli until i explode.

12. i have 2 older sisters, 1 younger brother, great parents, 3 nieces, and 3 nephews. family is really important to me, and i love that mine gets along and has sunday lunches & summertime cookouts. they are a bunch of crazies though. and so am i.

13. i do really want to write a book some day. but i think i have to wait until i'm in my 40's or 50's to write the one i want.

14. i am food motivated. you can pretty much bribe me to do anything with food. it's how i motivate myself to do things i don't want to do. weird. i know...

15. when i was little, i used to think my dolls would come alive at night, so i made sure every single one of them was "comfortable" before i coud go to bed.

16. yeah. i have some OCD tendencies.

17. i like to drive fast. and i get really annoyed when people don't have driving SKILLS. people need to be able to anticipate, maneuver, and weave in and out of traffic.

18. and i'll have you know i have never gotten a speeding ticket in 10 years, nor have i gotten into an accident. nothing on the books anyway :)

19. i was nervous about finding out i was having a girl when i was pregnant with piper. i'm more of a "guys girl" so i wasn't sure she was gonna make it around here. she fits in just fine, though :) i think i've got a little firecracker on my hands, actually.

20. i love the beach enough that i could go there every day of the summer and not tire. something about the ocean just intoxicates me.

21. i got married in newport, rhode island at a castle called oceancliff. it was sunset, and there was an ocean view at the end of the aisle, and it was beautiful.

22. i have had two surgeries to remove both benign and malignant tumors from my wrist. they have not returned since 2002. i thank God for that. i need my hands to take care of these little babies.

23. i never ever ever thought in a million years that i'd be the wife of a pastor. then again, dave never thought in a million years that he would be a pastor.

24. i used to be a nanny when i was in college and after college.

25. i was the editor-in-chief of my college's magazine, polished, and that is what got me interested in writing and editing. i am really glad that i had that opportunity because it directed me to my first job at WIS, introduced me to friends i adore, and continues to present me with opportunities to use skills i love and enjoy using.